Milepost About 200 Metres West of Park Level Mine is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Milepost.
Milepost About 200 Metres West of Park Level Mine
- WRENN ID
- small-hall-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- NY 825 432
- Coordinates
- 54.78362, -2.27315
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located about 200 metres west of Park Level Mine, dating from the mid to late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular shape, standing at approximately half a metre high with a sloped top. The west face of the post displays "ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL/ 5/MILES" and the east face shows "ALSTON/ 8/MILES," each accompanied by a pointing hand in low relief. The top of the post is marked with "WEARDALE/H.D."
Local climate
Milepost About 200 Metres West of Park Level Mine sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 76 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 54 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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